The Internet has become as vital to everyday life as electricity and telephone service. Personal Touch Communications, a subsidiary of Cumby Telephone Cooperative, offers a variety of Internet services and resources for both personal and professional applications. Our commitment to quality service and individual satisfaction sets us apart from other Internet Service Providers. You should expect nothing less.

DSL

Personal Touch offers Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). DSL delivers very fast, digital connections over your existing copper telephone line. The always-on connection means you won't have to wait for dial-in or have to deal with busy signals. And DSL service doesn't tie up your phone line. You can still receive telephone calls while surfing the net or retrieving your email.

DSL service begins at $39.95 per month for 2 megs or $59.95 per month for 4 megs or $79.95 per month for 6 megs or $99.95 per month for 10 megs or 20 megs for $149 (includes one static IP address). Ten meg and 20 meg not available in all areas call to check for eligibility. There is a one time set up fee of $25.00 plus cost of a wireless modem. If you already have a wireless router you may purchase a bridge modem for $35.00 to connect it to.

DSL service is currently available in the Brashear, Cooper, Cumby, Lone Oak, Shirley and Miller Grove areas. There are distance limitations with DSL service. Call or email the business office. We will test the quality of your line and determine the distance of your computer from the office to see if you are eligible for DSL service.

Dial Up Internet Service

$16.95 per month. Activation fee is a one time charge of $15.00

For further information about internet services call the InTouch by Cumby Tel office.

IMPORTANT TIPS FOR ALL COMPUTER USERS

Use a surge protector with line protection to protect the modem and computer components from electrical line fluctuations or lightening.

Use a backup battery, also called an Uninterruptible Power Source or UPS at all times. In the event of power outage the UPS continues to power your computer for a short time so that you may safely shut it down.

A good website to go to check the speed of your connection is www.speakeasy.net/speedtest. Choose Dallas as the closest location to start the test.

If you get a new wireless device and you have a wireless modem/router combo such as Comtrend or Visionnet, your wireless secure code will be located on the bottom of router below the last bar code. On the Comtrend it is the last 10 digits of of the 12 letter number combonation of the MAC (all letters are lower case.) On the Visionnet the seperate sticker that says: WPA key is: use the full 12 letter and number combination all letters will be capitals. If you have a Visionnet with no seperate sticker, it will be the Primary Lan MAC, Above the last bar code.